SRK happy to meet Nolan

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan was happy to meet acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan on Saturday in Mumbai. He says it was very inspiring to hear him talk about the virtues of celluloid.

“My fanboy moment. Inspiring to hear Nolan and Tacita Dean talk of the virtues of celluloid as an artist’s medium,” Shah Rukh tweeted on Saturday. 

Nolan is regarded as one of the most influential filmmakers of the 21st century courtesy titles like Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Inception, Interstellar and Dunkirk. 

Work and love for cinema has brought him to the country. Nolan is in India to draw attention to the importance of celluloid in the digital age. 

Indian filmmaker and archivist Shivendra Singh Dungarpur, founder of the Film Heritage Foundation (FHF), is hosting Nolan at a three-day event ‘Reframing the Future of Film’ from March 30 to April 1. Celebrated visual artist Tacita Dean will also be part of it. 

Shah Rukh also thanked Dungarpur for making him a part of this initiative.  Nolan will also be present for the screenings of two of his recent films — Oscar-nominated Dunkirk and Interstellar.

The Hollywood director, who had come to India to shoot The Dark Knight Rises in Jodhpur back in 2011, is expected to fly out on April 2.  — IANS

Surprise, surprise!

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan also met acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, and was surprised that he had seen some of his movies. The Indian actor also gave him a copy of his critically acclaimed movie Hey Ram in digital format. “Met Mr.Christopher Nolan. Apologised for seeing Dunkirk in the digital format and in return I am sending Hey Ram in digital format for him to see,” Kamal tweeted. “Was surprised to know he had seen Paapanaasam,” added the actor.